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Israel is a vine with goodly branches, her fruit is abundant: according to the multitude of her fruits she has multiplied her altars; according to the wealth of his land, he has set up pillars.

and what should a king do for us, speaking false professions as his words? he will make a covenant: judgment shall spring up as a weed on the soil of the field.

The inhabitants of Samaria shall dwell near the calf of the house of On; for the people of it mourned for it: and as they provoked him, they shall rejoice at his glory, because he has departed from them.

And having bound it for the Assyrians, they carried it away as presents to king Jarim: Ephraim shall receive a gift, and Israel shall be ashamed of his counsel.

Early in the morning were they cast off, the king of Israel has been cast off: for Israel is a child, and I loved him, and out of Egypt have I called his children.

When men were destroyed, I drew them with the bands of my love: and I will be to them as a man smiting another on his cheek: and I will have respect to him, I will prevail with him.

Ephraim dwelt in Egypt; and as for the Assyrian, he was his king, because he would not return.

And in his cities he prevailed not with the sword, and he ceased to war with his hands: and they shall eat of the fruit of their own devices:

and his people shall cleave fondly to their habitation; but God shall be angry with his precious things, and shall not at all exalt him.

I will go after the Lord: he shall utter his voice as a lion: for he shall roar, and the children of the waters shall be amazed.

And the Lord has a controversy with Juda, in order to punish Jacob: according to his ways and according to his practices will he recompense him.

He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and in his labours he had power with God.

But the Lord God Almighty shall be his memorial.

As for Chanaan, in his hand is a balance of unrighteousness: he has loved to tyrannize.

And Ephraim said, Nevertheless I am rich, I have found refreshment to myself. None of his labours shall be found available to him, by reason of the sins which he has committed.

Ephraim was angry and excited, therefore his blood shall be poured out upon him, and the Lord shall recompense to him his reproach.

Ephraim has framed a conspiracy of unrighteousness, his sin is hidden.

Forasmuch as he will cause a division among his brethren, the Lord shall bring upon him an east wind from the desert, and shall dry up his veins and quite drain his fountains: he shall dry up his land, and spoil all his precious vessels.

I will be as dew to Israel: he shall bloom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Libanus.

His branches shall spread, and he shall be as a fruitful olive, and his smell shall be as the smell of Libanus.